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India and Britain share common approach on terrorism: Cameron to Modi
Brisbane, Nov 14 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday remarked that India and Britain share a common approach to terrorism and that relations with India is one of the top priorities of his country's foriegn policy.
Cameron met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the sidelines of G-20 summit in Brisbane. It has been learnt that the two leaders had a chat on host of bilateral issues.
After the meeting Cameron said, "It was a great meeting, we discussed a host of issues from economy to terrorism."
He also said, "India and Britain share a common approach to terrorism."
The British PM added that he has invited Mr Modi to Britain.
The G-20 summit, a gathering of 20 of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies, begins on Saturday.
According to media reports, Modi is expected to raise the issue of global cooperation against black money.
He had said in his departure statement that "a key issue for me would be to highlight the importance of international cooperation against black money".
He is also expected to voice his concerns over "jobless growth," stressing that economic growth should also create employment.
Apart from attending G-20 summit, Modi will be having a lot of other engagements during his three-day stay in 'Down Under'.
Accoding to MEA, Modi will address a joint sitting of the Federal Parliament.
It has been learnt that after G-20 summit, Modi will proceed to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne between November 16 and November 18.
In Sydney, Modi will interact with about 500 top Australian and Indian CEOs.
He will also be feted at a reception at the Olympic Park where 16,000 Australian Indians are expected to gather.
Following which PM Modi will hold talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Canberra.
Abbott will host a reception for Modi at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), where both will hold the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy and pose alongside cricket stalwarts from both nations.
Earlier, Modi arrived in Brisbane on Friday morning from Myanmar. He visited Queensland University of Technology where he interacted with students. Modi also wrote in Hindi on an Agricultural robot there.
Thereafter he met Japanese PM Shinzo Abe today.
On the sidelines of the summit, Modi is also expected to hold meetings with Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Francois Hollande.
He is the first Indian PM to visit Australia in 28 years since Rajiv Gandhi did in 1986.
The PM will travel to Fiji on a day-long visit on November 19 before coming to India the next day. On the first leg of his 10-day tour, he already visited Myanmar to attend the ASEAN-India summit and the East Asia Summit.
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